"Cheteshwar Pujara was backbone of Indian batting on last two Aus tours, he will a big miss": Vihari
Updated On: 26 September, 2024 05:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Hanuma Vihari wondered who could fill in the shoes of Cheteshwar Pujara. In the absence of Cheteshwar Pujara, Vihari sees KL Rahul as a significant choice at number six

Cheteshwar Pujara (Pic: File Pic)
Hanuma Vihari who was part of Team India's back-to-back series win in Australia believes that Cheteshwar Pujara will be missed when the side travels to Australia, later this year.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will kick start on November 22 with the first Test match set to be played in Perth. Out of favour Pujara was the leading run-getter in the 2018-19 series with 521 off 1258 balls and was once again the backbone of Indian batting three years later when he accumulated 271 runs off 928 balls.
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